Sunday, January 22, 2012

The Lake House



The lake house near Montbleu has been empty for ten years – the scene of a brutal murder. Undeterred by the story, Mark and Tory buy their dream house, but when they move in strange things happen. While exploring the house n the first afternoon, they find a hunting knife wedged in a closet under the stairs. Could this be the murder weapon?

Tory, a romance novelist, becomes fascinated by the unsolved murder. The owner's beautiful, young wife was found stabbed to death. The police say it was a burglary gone wrong, but she doesn't believe it. Alone at the house during the week, while Mark works in New York, Tory feels the presence of the murdered woman. When she asks questions, the townspeople become antagonistic Only Andy, the newspaper editor, tries to be helpful. After someone shoots at her, Mark tells her to stop the investigation. But she has to know: is she crazy, sensing the presence of a ghost, or is the town covering up a brutal murder? As her investigation continues, more accidents happen. Is someone trying to frighten her away, or is she the killer's next target?

Saturday, January 21, 2012

A Dead Novelist at Canterbury Falls




On her way to open the bookstore, Tory stumbles on the body of best-selling novelist, Mason Grant, the star attraction at the Canterbury Falls Writer's Conference. Chief of Police, Chess Devon, and Inspector Thomas are called in to solve the case. With jealous colleagues, an ex- wife, her lover, and Grant's fiancée, there is no shortage of suspects. When another body is found, the conference director wonders if they have a serial killer in their midst.